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Democrats in the state Senate expressed confidence Tuesday as Election Day results continue to pour in, with their candidates holding leads in a handful of battleground races that will decide control of the chamber.

Assemblyman George Latimer, D-Rye, and Monroe County Legislator Ted O’Brien, D-Irondequoit, appeared headed to victory late Tuesday (and early Wednesday), with O’Brien holding a 4,930-vote lead over Republican Assemblyman Sean Hanna with all precincts reporting.

Latimer declared victory as well, with a 8,000-vote lead with 81 percent reporting. His faced off in the 37th Senate district against Bob Cohen, a New Rochelle developer.

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